The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-09-16
IRELAND,s REVOLUTION.


Editor O'Brien's Defiant Attitude Causes
His Arrest by British Authorities De-
tails of the Bloody Riot at MitchelIstown
Press Comments on tho Horrible At
fair.
DUBLIN, Sept 12.-Mr. O'Brien was arrest
ed yesterday while seeing Mr. Labouchere
off on the steamer. Mr. O'Brien spent the
day at Ballybrack with Messrs Dillon and
Harrington. He received a telegram from
Mr. Labouchere and Mr. Drummer re-
questing him to accompany them
to London. Mr.. O'Brien, accompanied
by Mr.. Harrington, went on board the
Kingston boat for the purpose Of declining
the invitation to go to London, when de-
tective met him and said he would not be ar
rested if he pledged himself not to 60 to En-
gland. Mr.. OBrien refused this condition,
when he was taken into custody and escorted
to the Imperial Hotel by the detective, who
informed him that he could stay there all
night if he would give premise that he
would not make speech. This promise
was not given, and Mr. 0'Brien addressed
crowd from the balcony of the hotel In
the course of his remarks he said:
$50 long as there is breath in my body my
voice will not be silent until am gagged 7
am proud to suffer for Mitchellstown. When
was in Kingstown was told that would not
be arrested if did not undertake to go to En-
gland. That shows that the Government is
beginning to dread US in England
The crowd gathered in front of the hotel
was very enthusiastic Mr.. O'Brien, in an
interview on the subject of his arrest, said
that he had no intention Of going to En-
gland when he boarded the boat He mere
ly went there to see Mr. Labouchere. AS to
making a speech at the hotel, he said he had
no idea of doing.so until the detective mem
toned it,
DUBLIN, Sept Ian open-air intligna-
ton meeting was held in Market square, at
Mitchellstown, Friday afternoon Messrs.
Dillon, Labouchere, John Ellis, Gill, Con-
don and O'Shea were present Mr..
Labouchere and others made speech
es denouncing the Government for
its course in regard to Ireland A Govern
ment reporter, with an escort of police,
tried to push to the front The crowd re-
sisted them with sticks and stones The
police then made charge against the
crowd and were repulsed by men on
horseback Mr.. Condor tried to pacify the
crowd Mr. Dillon advised them to treat
the police with silent contempt, because
home rule was nearly won, and then
the Irish forces would be under the control
OF the people, instead of, as now, in the
hands of their enemies The row was re.
newed, however, and reinforcements of
police from the barracks fired into the
crowd Two men were killed-an old man
named Riordan and an elderly man named
Ferney. Fifty-four constables were injured
to such an extent that physicians services
were required One hundred and fifty civ
ilians were also injured
MITCHELLsTowN, Sept IL. Another person
has died from injuries received in Fridays
riot, and two others can not recover
The Daily Neaos, speaking of the occur
renee at Mitchellstown says: 1.-THE more we
examine into the tragedy the more evident
it becomes that it was nothing less than
murder by persons unknown The on1inous
silence of the Government and its agents on
the question Of responsibility is one Of the
worst features in the case. What are we to
expect but crime answering crime, devilish
outrage following devilish repression?"
Michael Davitt at a meeting in Dublin
yesterday, declared that he would adopt
every word and meaning Of MI. OBrien's
speech at Mitchelstown. Irishmen would
deserve the contempt of the world if
they allowed themselves to be hunted
from their cabins like beasts
constabulary for Staying their own kith and
kin in cold blood, even without word OF
command from their officers IF the slum-
bering embers of retaliatory vengeance
were faced as in 1S81-he hoped they
would not be-the blame for any evil
wrought upon Ireland would fall upon the
instigators of the Mitchellstown massacre.
LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE Pail Mall Gazette
says that the memory of old man Riordan
lying dead in the market place at Mitchells-
town, his grey hair matted with blood,
will haunt both nations for many days to
come.
The Times says the blood of the Mitchells-
town victims is on the heads of Messrs
O'Brien, Davitt and Labouchere, whose in
flammatory and cynical language drove men
against the muzzles of rifles. This teaches
the people that although their leaders have
amusement and profit the people pay for it
with their skins.
The Neacs says: Coercion was not long in
bearing it's bitterest fruits The Govern
ment meant to provoke bloodshed in Ire
land. Blood has been shed in perfect won
tonness, and butchery is it's most revolving
feature"
The Dublin FrcenGns Journal says: s'The
blood stain is indelibly attached to Mr..
Balfour, Chief Secretary for Ireland, and
to the Government" The Journal ac-
cuses the officials of sending force of po-
lice and reporter to Mitchelstown, on
whose evidence the warrants against Mr.
O'Brien and Mr. Vaudeville, the Poor Law
Guardian, were issued for the special pur-
pose OF exasperating the crowd